Had a guy from Iowa that stole a car here about a month or so ago, cops here in Prairie (just across the river from Marquette/McGregor Iowa) chased him for 20 miles at upto 120mph up river. He bailed and about an hour later the sheriff sees him and chases him down on foot. Guy pulls open a duffel bag and opens a can of anhydrous on the sheriff and floors him and runs off. They caught him about 4 hrs later hiding in a boat down by the river. He is going to be going away for quite some time.
The sheriff had to be treated at the hospital because of the damage the anhydrous did to him. Here's the story from the paper...
Man leads deputy on high speed chase, downs sheriff with anhydrous ammonia
On Dec. 7 at 9:27 p.m., Crawford County Deputy Doug Olson, while on routine patrol, noticed a white 1994 Ford car northbound on Highway 35 near Go America. The car had been reported stolen from Waukon, Iowa. Deputy Olson pursued the vehicle with emergency lights and siren activated. The stolen vehicle reached speeds of 120 m.p.h., and was passing into oncoming traffic. Five-and-a- half-miles north of Prairie du Chien the vehicle crashed into the guardrail and spun around several times. The vehicle sustained a front and rear flat tire and continued north on Highway 35. The vehicle came to a stop in Ferryville, 22 miles after the chase began. The driver fled on foot. Sheriff Robert Ostrander arrived at the scene shortly after. He found the offender fleeing to the woods. Ostrander had a struggle with the man, and got him to the ground. The man then opened a container of anhydrous ammonia. Ostrander was overcome by the fumes and could not breath. The man then ran into the woods. Surrounding law enforcement agencies were contacted to assist in a foot patrol of the area. At 4:25 a.m. the alleged offender, Dale Michael Lucas, 34, rural Waukon, was apprehended a mile north of Ferryville and taken to the Crawford Sheriff's Department. It was unknown by sheriff's department dispatchers on Monday morning if Ostrander had sought medical attention. Assisting agencies included Clayton and Allamakee Iowa Sheriff's Department, Prairie du Chien Police Department, Crawford County C.R.T. Team, Waukon and Lansing Iowa Police Departments, D.N.E., Vernon County Sheriff's Department, Ferryville Police Department and the Wisconsin Patrol.